Young people believe sexual assault is normal and just 'what happens' while dancing in festival moshpits, according to police.

During the three-day Falls Festival in Marian Bay, Tasmania over New Year's Eve, five women came forward to report varied sexual assaults, including one alleged rape.

On Thursday, Detective Inspector Steve Burk said in his experience, young people generally believe 'being inappropriately touched by someone else is what happens in the moshpit'.

Young people believe sexual assault is normal and just 'what happens' while dancing in festival moshpits, according to police. One girl was allegedly molested in the crowd during DJ Hot Dub Time Machine (pictured)

On Thursday, Detective Inspector Steve Burk said in his experience, young people generally believe 'being inappropriately touched by someone else is what happens in the moshpit'

'My view is if you’re not comfortable treating women like that in the middle of the mall you don’t treat them like that in the middle of the moshpit either'.

Detective Inspector Burk revealed at least two other women were inappropriately touched at Tasmania's Falls Festival, but said they are yet to come forward and report the incidents.

Police were made aware of this while obtaining footage from the event.